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Asia's longest land tunnel railway in operation

www.chinanews.cn 2006-03-31 10:17:20

The the longest Asia tunnel railway,Wushaoling, opened to traffic in
China's northwestern Gansu Province on Thursday 30 March, 2006. (Photo:
Xinhua)

March 3 - The Wushaoling tunnel railway, the longest of its kind in Asia,
opened to traffic on Thursday in China's northwestern Gansu Province.
The 21.05-kilometer-long tunnel railway, which is more than 2,400 meters
above sea level, is a key project for the Asia-Europe Land Bridge's
3,651-km-long section from Lianyungang in East China to Urumqi in
Northwest China.
Designed to allow speeds of 160 km per hour, the tunnel railway has
shortened the distance between Dacaigou and Longgou, part of the long
section, by 30.4 km.
The right tunnel railway line (the west to east direction) opened on
Thursday and the left line (in the opposite direction) will be opened in
October. They will provide a significant boost for transportation between
China's east and west regions, a top Chinese railway official said.
The operation of the tunnel railway will also help ease the cargo and
passenger transportation pressure on the Asia-Europe Land Bridge, the
cheapest and fastest Asia-Europe land rail route, which starts from
Lianyungang and goes westward to its terminal at the Port of Rotterdam in
the Netherlands, the official said.

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